Speak
Speaking-first AI tutor for spoken fluency
The Four Mismatches · Speak
Fits on everything we could check
For a student in the United States, the country it was built for.
CurriculumNo exam claimed
It names no school exam, so this counts neither for nor against it.
- The maker names no exam
LanguageFits
Teaches in the classroom languages of the United States.
- The maker lists 15 languages, including English
- Classrooms in the United States use: English
PriceNot verified
We haven't yet confirmed the low-cost line for the United States.
DeviceFits
Works on a laptop or tablet, what most students in the United States use.
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What it does
What the AI actually does — A speech-recognition + LLM pipeline: users speak aloud and get real-time pronunciation and fluency feedback plus open conversation.
Why it was built — Replace expensive, hard-to-access human conversation practice with an always-available AI tutor focused on speaking.
Who built it
- Company
- Speakeasy Labs, Inc.
- Founders
- Connor Zwick · Andrew Hsu
- HQ / origin
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Founded
- 2016
- Model
- B2C
- Ownership
- Backed by the OpenAI Startup Fund
- Languages
- English (learners); strong in Korea/Japan)
- Pricing
- Subscription
We record durable facts only — no funding-raised or user-count figures. Unverified fields are marked [TBD] rather than guessed.
Where it sits
Speak is on the Learning Tools Index, in language learning, built in United States.
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